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NYFE MOVE MAY BE TIED TO FINEX BID

Roberta C. Yafie | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Plans to relocate the New York Futures Exchange may be linked to a reported move by the NYFE to pick

ALL THAT GLITTERS NOT NECESSARILY GOLD

Knight-Ridder Financial | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Spurred by fresh speculative and investor interest, silver is expected to lead a rally in the precio

COMMODITY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Beef Export Prices Decline in AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia - The Australian Meat and Livestock

CORRECTION

JOC Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Destinations for Brazil's February sugar exports as estimated by West German statistician F.O. Licht

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
April 3, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,
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UK'S OIL OUTPUT DECLINES 6.3 PERCENT

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Crude output from British oil fields from November 1986 to January 1987 totaled 216 million barrels,

PHILLIPS EXPANDS AVIATION FUEL MART

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Phillips 66 Co. is expanding its aviation fuels and lubricants marketing into southern California.<

OPEC MUST REASSESS PACT IN JUNE, ANALYST DECLARES

Knight-Ridder Financial | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be forced to reassess its December accord to

NORTH SEA OIL POISED TO BREAK $19 BARRIER

Bruce Barnard | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
North Sea oil prices are testing the $19-a-barrel barrier as traders anticipate a short-term squeeze

LILCO HOPES HOMEOWNERS WILL WARM UP TO GAS HEAT

Sam Glasser | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Long Island Lighting Co. is making a push to convert residential home heating customers to natural g

STATION OWNERS FEAR TANK RULES WILL PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Some independent gasoline station owners could be driven out of business by proposed federal regula

PEACH BOTTOM: A MATTER OF ATTITUDE, MOTIVATION

Dan Stets | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
In the wee hours of the morning, when the nuclear reactors at the Peach Bottom power plant were runn

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Occidental Sells Division to HenkelDARIEN, Conn. - Occidental Chemical Corp. announced that

MANUFACTURING JOBS DECLINE

John Boyd | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The nation's unemployment rate hit its lowest level in seven years in March, but economists said the

EXECUTIVES REPORT PACE PICKS UP

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The nation's economic growth in March improved over its February pace, according to the latest repor

ON THE MOVE GENERAL RE PROMOTES P.M. NANCE

JOC Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
General Reinsurance Corp. promoted Peter M. Nance to senior vice president. He remains in charge of

RAPID GROWTH, NOT OIL, BLAMED FOR ALASKA'S SLUMP

Gloria Joseph | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Alaskans aren't candid about recession blues. They talk of past hard times, the state's attempt to d

MASTERCARD NAMES ZIEGLER CHAIRMAN

Journal of Commerce Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
MasterCard International Inc. named Arthur B. Ziegler chairman of this payment systems concern.<

JAPAN ON TOP OF INCOME HEAP

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The notion that Japanese have passed Americans in average income sets off alarms in some quarters.
Maritime

SPAIN EMBRACES PRIVATE TELEVISION

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
A bill to create the first three private television channels in Spain was approved by the governmen
Maritime

ARGENTINA WARNS IT MAY SUSPEND DEBT NEGOTIATIONS

Jeremy Morgan | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Argentine officials said Argentina might "suspend" debt talks unless overseas bankers proved more fl

JAPANESE BEATING OUT US IN RACE OF THE SUPERPOWERS

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
At 6:45 p.m., all across Japan, the office lights stay lit. Above Tokyo's neon streets, here in blue
Maritime

TRADE WITH GUANGDONG, CHINA - CHINESE EXPORT COMMODITIES FAIR, SPRING 1987

JOC Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Top Stories Guangdong Province continues its role as a major export center. Page 7ASpring f

IRAN SETS IMPORT RULES TO CURB BLACK MARKETING

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Iran is introducing new import regulations in an effort to curb black marketing and stop the outflow
Maritime

NEWS SUMMARY

JOC Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
GENERAL NEWS Car sales by the Big Three U.S. automakers Improved 15.2 percent in late March.

NEWS SUMMARY

JOC Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
GENERAL NEWS Car sales by the Big Three U.S. automakers Improved 15.2 percent in late March.
Maritime

UK DENIES THREAT OF JAPAN 'WAR'

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Paul Channon, British trade and industry secretary, denied that a trade war with Japan was looming.<
Maritime

BRAZIL UNDERLINES POSITION ON DEBT

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Finance Minister Dilson Funaro formally has stated his nation's position on restructuring its $108 b
Maritime

65 MPH MAY SPEED TRUCK EQUIPMENT SALES

Michael S. Lelyveld | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Some truck equipment manufacturers see a potential windfall in the raising of the speed limit to 65

AVIATION BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Freight Traffic Rose 5.4 percent in FebruaryU.S. airlines carried 5.4 percent more freight i

DAVE CAWTHORNE'S INSIDE TALK ON TRANSPORTATION

Dave Cawthorne | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD may be put up for sale shortly, some transportation observers believe,

OVERLAND LOSS WIDENED FOR QUARTER

JOC Staff | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Overland Express Inc.'s fourth quarter loss widened to $5.2 million from $2.5 million a year earlier

TRUCKLOAD FLEETS SEEN FAVORED BY DEREGULATION

Michael S. Lelyveld | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Financial profiles of trucking since deregulation have concluded that the industry has enjoyed only

COUNTRY WIDE GOES PUBLIC

Leo Abruzzese | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
A mid-sized California truck line joined the expanding ranks of motor carriers launching initial pub

HEAD-ON COLLISION LOOMS IN US, CANADA TRUCK ROW

Andrew Tausz | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The 49th parallel is not viewed as the friendly border by some U.S. motor carriers. In fact, the tra

PROBE LINKS FLIGHT PATTERN TO COLLISION

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
One of the two planes that collided near Oakland International Airport had strayed from the standard

CITIBANK, AMERICAN AIRLINES LAUNCH NEW CREDIT CARD

(Ap) | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
Citibank and American Airlines said they would offer a credit card enabling users to earn mileage po

LONDON READIES SALE OF AIRPORTS

Bruce Barnard | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
The Government began the countdown Wednesday for the sale of seven state- owned airports, including

AIR FREIGHTING ANIMALS PROVES A BIG BUSINESS

Mark W. Lyon | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
To someone looking for a pet, that puppy is a damp nose and a lick on the hand. But to the

INQUIRY GRABS US ATTENTION

Tim Sansbury | Apr 5, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT
A European energy trading firm grabbed the attention of U.S. coal and transportation companies by in
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